Danilo

Danilo is exactly the kind of footballer I have grown to appreciate more with age, a versatile, dependable defender rather than a highlight-reel showman. Rising from small-town Bicas in Minas Gerais to scoring the goal that won Santos the 2011 Copa Libertadores tells you he has always delivered in big moments. His ability to play both centre-back and right-back makes him a manager's dream, and captaining Flamengo and Brazil speaks to a leadership earned through consistency. I value his quiet professionalism; he is the steady backbone every great team secretly relies upon.

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Name (English)

Danilo

Name (Japanese)

ダニーロ

Reading

だにーろ

Real name

ダニーロ・ルイス・ダ・シウバ

Born

July 15, 1991 (age 35)

Origin

Bicas, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Height

184 cm

Occupation

association football player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Goat

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danilo%20(footballer%2C%20born%20July%201991)
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%80%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AD%20(1991%E5%B9%B4%E7%94%9F%E3%81%AE%E3%82%B5%E3%83%83%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%E9%81%B8%E6%89%8B)
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q437329

Tags

• Minas Gerais
• association football player

Last updated

September 28, 2026

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